Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
East Dunston
Camrose, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2001
- Locality
- Pelcomb Cross
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Camrose
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82001, -5.03187
- Cadw reference
- 25146
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the end of a short drive off the N side of a minor road some 750m W of Pelcomb Cross.
History
Farmhouse of the early to mid C19, with datestone of probably 1811. Marked on the Camrose Tithe map of 1839, when East Dunston was a holding of 9 acres (3.65 hectares), owned by Joseph Tombs and occupied by Willaim Rowland.
Exterior
Farmhouse, squared rubble stone with imitation slate close-eaved roof and three C20 rebuilt red brick stacks. Two storeys, 4-window range, three-bay house to right and service wing to left under continuous roof. Four-pane sash windows with sandstone lintels lined as voussoirs, tooled sills and flat dripstones once with deep labels, now cut back. Four windows above, three longer windows below, and 2 doors with matching heads. House door under third window, with C20 French window, and service door to right of left window, C20 half-glazed. Tooled quoins. Slate date plaque to upper left corner. Rendered end walls, outshut rear with rubble stone rear wall and 5 windows. Front court enclosed by low rubble stone wall.
Attached outbuilding to right, whitewashed rubble stone, single storey with imitation slates, door to left and vent loop to right.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as an earlier C19 farmhouse of unusual architectural design, probably built for an estate.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St IshmaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Walls of Friends Burial GroundReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Keeston CastleHillfort1 mi
- Camrose HouseDomestic2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.